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Zambowood Health Center: Drug Classifications and Indications
Zambowood Health Center: Drug Classifications and Indications
Drug Classifications
And Indications
ANTIPROTOZOAL
Ambebic liver disease, intestinal amoebiasis,
tricomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, diarrhea by
clostridium defficile, PID
ANTIHELMINTICS
MEBENDAZOLE
Pinworm, roundworm, whipworm, hookworm,
trichinosis, capillariasis, dracunculiasis
ALBENDAZOLE
Ascariasis, ancylostoma, pinworm, trichuriasis,
caoillariasis, fluke
PYRANTEL PAMOATE
Roundworm, pinworm
ANTIFUNGALS
FLUOCONAZOLE
Esophageal candidiasis, oropharyngeal candidiasis,
vuolvovaginal candidiasis, systemic candidisasis
KETOCONAZOLE
Candidiasis, histoplasmosis, tinea pedis, tinea corporis,
tinea corporis, tinea cruris
NYSTATIN
candidiasis
ANTIANGINALS
AMLODIPINE
Chronic stable angina, hypertension
NIFEDIPINE
Vasospastic angina, hypertension
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES
CAPTOPRIL
Hypertension, diabetic neuropathy, heart failure
LOSARTAN POTASSIUM
Hypertension
METHYLDOPA
Hypertension, hypertensive crisis
ATENOLOL
Angina pectoris, hypertension, acute MI
ANTIHISTAMINES
CETIRIZINE HCl
Seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis,
chronic urticaria
DYPHENHYDRAMINE HCl
Rhinitis, allergy symptoms, motion sickness, sedation
LORATADINE
Upper respiratory allergies,
ANTIULCERS
CIMETIDINE
Prevent GI bleeding, duodenal ulcer, benign gastric
ulceration, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, GERD,
heartburn
FAMOTIDINE
Duodenal ulcer, benign gastric ulcer, zollinger-ellison
syndrome, GERD, heartburn
RANITIDINE
Duodenal and gastric ulcer, zollinger-ellison syndrome,
GERD, erosive esophagitis, heartburn
OMEPRAZOLE
GERD, erosive esophagitis, zollinger-ellison syndrome,
H.pylori infection, benign gastric ulcer
ANTI-INFECTIVES (MACROLIDE)
AZITHROMYCIN
COPD, skin infection, pharyngitis, CAP, PID, otitis
media
CLARITHROMYCIN
Pharyngitis, tonsillitis, worsening chronic bronchitis,
maxillary sinusitis, CAP, skin infection, otitis media,
duodenal ulcer
ANTIDIARRHEAL
LOPERAMIDE
Diarrhea
ANTACIDS
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE
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MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE
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ANTIEMETICS
MECLIZINE HCl
Vertigo, motion sickness
METOCLOPRAMIDE HCl
Nausea and vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, GERD,
ANTIDIABETICS
GLIPIZIDE
Type II diabetes mellitus, insulin therapy replacement
METFORMIN HCl
Type II diabetes mellitus
ANTI-GOUT
ALLOPURINOL
Secondary gout, hyperuricemia
METRONIDAZOLE